Biden made it clear that his decision to preemptively pardon these individuals was no indication of any guilt on their part

President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by Donald J. Trump, including five members of his family as well as Liz Cheney, Anthony S. Fauci and Mark A. Milley.

Joe Biden in some of his final acts as U.S. president on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired general Mark Milley, House committee members who investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and members of his own family.

President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."

Outgoing president moves to protect trio from potential legal action after Trump threatened retribution against political foes

Minutes before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden pardoned his brother, James Biden and other relatives for unspecified crimes.

President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to high-profile Trump foes, including lawmakers who investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Flanked by tech billionaires, Trump previewed a presidency marked by culture wars, testing the limits of his constitutional power and a zero-sum approach to foreign policy.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president during a Capitol Rotunda inauguration ceremony not seen indoors since President Ronald Reagan in 1985.

The pardon covers all lawmakers, including Cheney, who served on the congressional select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the US Capitol by Trump supporters, as well as police officers who testified before it.

President Joe Biden announced a series of last-minute pardons before leaving office Monday, granting preemptive pardons to some family members and other GOP foes, as well as a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey, the late civil rights leader and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said her office is investigating whether Trump's recent remarks about Liz Cheney broke the law.